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Posted August 1, 2023 The Wichita City Council approved a plan Tuesday to move forward on the development of a 471,000-square-foot health sciences center in the heart of downtown Wichita located between Wichita State University and the University of Kansas.…
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Posted August 1, 2023 Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. announced Monday that its Board of Directors unanimously elected Chief Operating Officer Tamria Zertuche as President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 1, 2023. Previous president and CEO James E. Ferrell was in…
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Posted August 1, 2023 Commercial real estate firm Copaken Brooks announced it will break ground on the anticipated Restaurant Row at Lenexa City Center in the fall of next year with the first phase of its development including two restaurant…
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Posted August 1, 2023 The Overland Park City Council will consider two development projects consisting of apartments. multi-family living and commercial and event spaces at their next meeting on August 7. Both projects, the Metcalf Village and Schlagel Farms were…
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Posted July 31, 2023 Women’s employment in the United States has reached a new record, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. In June, the labor force participation rate for women in…
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Posted July 31, 2023 This is a developing story. Hundreds of Kansas City truckers woke up without a job as national trucking firm Yellow Freight intends to file for bankruptcy. Nearly 30,000 jobs will be affected in what could shape…
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Posted July 27, 2023 The U.S. economy’s gross domestic product increased at a 2.4 percent annualized rate for the second quarter, according to the Commerce Department. The department reported Thursday the recent rate while economy experts from Dow Jones expected…
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Posted July 26, 2023 Kansas leads in a report showing hundreds of rural hospitals are at risk of closing totaling 29 hospitals (28 percent) at immediate risk. More than 300 rural hospitals across the U.S. are at immediate risk of…
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Posted July 26, 2023 The former and vacant Trinity Lutheran Hospital property is now being demolished and will be leveled by the end of the year, according to Northpoint Development. Demolition began Monday. The site is being demolished for the…
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Posted July 25, 2023 The Kansas City Royals announced when they will confirm the location of the new Royals Stadium. Kansas City Royals Chairman and CEO John Sherman released a letter to fans via Twitter on Tuesday. The Royals will…
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